Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur was born on 17^th October 1900 in Plattsburgh, USA. Also known as Gladys Georgianna Greene, she was an American actress well-known for her roles in films such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The More the Merrier and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.

During the Hollywood’s “Golden Age”, Arthur was a big star. She was the leading lady and was  among the legends of those days such as Gary Cooper Gary Cooper is an English actor who was born in Mo >> Read More... , Cary Grant Cary Grant was a British-American actor, one from >> Read More... , John Stewart John Stewart is an Indian music composer, popular >> Read More... and William Holden. Arthur was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1944 for her performance in “The More the Merrier” (1943)

She appeared in nearly 100 films of the silent era of the 1920s till her final motion picture in 1953. She appeared alongside Alan Ladd and Van Heflin in the classic Western, “Shane”. She portrayed Heflin’s hardworking frontier wife who looked with a longing eye in Ladd’s direction. Shane was also supposed to be her 89^th film.

She avoided the social life of the A-list celebrity of her era. She was never seen in fashionable Hollywood nightclubs or at high profile parties as she preferred spending her free time privately by reading books and listening to classical movies. Not only she ignored the interviews, but she also avoided photographers and refused to become a part of any publicity.

She demonstrated her obsession for the welfare of animals  by paying for veterinary care for a skin condition suffered by a group of pigs, during the filming of Arizona.  

She was married to Julian Anker in 1928, only to have the marriage annulled after one day. She had also married Frank Ross from 1932-1949.She divorced Ross after 17 years of marriage and remained single for the rest of her life. She had no children.In later years, Arthur appeared in her television series and also taught drama at Vassar College. She died due to heart failure on 19^th June 1991 in Carmel, California.